Stockholm, Sweden: Women from the lowest social class are almost three times as likely to have premature ovarian failure (POF) as those from the highest social class, a researcher told the annual conference of the European Society of Human Reproduction … Continue reading →

Stockholm, Sweden: Scientists have shown for the first time in a large population study that mothers’ stopping smoking around the time of getting pregnant can prevent the harmful effects of tobacco on their babies’ growth. Results from a study of … Continue reading →

Stockholm, Sweden: Researchers are developing a new way to test a woman’s egg for chromosome abnormalities that avoids the need to manipulate and biopsy the egg itself. The research may also shed light on the crucial role played by certain … Continue reading →

Stockholm, Sweden: Australian researchers have made the significant discovery that loss of a twin during very early pregnancy explains the increased risk of birth defects seen in multiple pregnancies after infertility treatment. Professor Michael Davies told the annual meeting of … Continue reading →

Stockholm, Sweden: Using a widely available ovulation test is a more reliable method of predicting when a woman will be at her most fertile than the commonly used calendar method, the annual conference of the European Society of Human Reproduction … Continue reading →

Stockholm, Sweden: Women who are trying to become pregnant should make sure they visit their dentist and brush their teeth regularly, after preliminary research revealed that gum disease potentially can lengthen the time it takes for a woman to become … Continue reading →

Stockholm, Sweden: Researchers have found the first direct evidence that early embryos with genetic abnormalities can correct their faults as they develop, marginalising cells with an incorrect number of chromosomes, while allowing the growth of normal cells. Professor William G. … Continue reading →

Stockholm, Sweden: Fertility researchers in the UK have developed a reliable way of predicting the outcome of pregnancies that are threatening to miscarry. Dr Kaltum Adam, an honorary clinical research fellow at St Mary’s Hospital in Manchester (UK), told the … Continue reading →

Stockholm, Sweden: Women undergoing fertility treatment are more likely to give birth to a live baby after ICSI (intracytoplasmic sperm injection) if they are younger than 38 and 11 or more eggs have been retrieved from their ovaries in one … Continue reading →

Stockholm, Sweden: The first long-term follow-up study to look at the chances of having a live birth after recurrent miscarriage (RM) – defined as at least three consecutive pregnancy losses – found that approximately two-thirds of women with RM had … Continue reading →